NAVIGON Selects INRIX as the Exclusive Provider of Real-Time Traffic Info in Europe and North America
INRIX Powers the First Pan-European Real-Time Traffic Products NAVIGON 8450 Live and 6350 Live as well as iPhone App Traffic Live in North America and Europe
KIRDLAND, WA, USA and HAMBURG, Nov. 19 - Intelligent
Transportation Society of America member INRIX, a leading provider of traffic and
navigation services, and NAVIGON AG, the leading innovator in the
navigation market, announced NAVIGON will use INRIX's real-time
traffic information exclusively to power its PND products in Europe
as well as its highly successful iPhone navigation App in Europe
and North America. NAVIGON just recently introduced the first
pan-European real-time traffic products with the launch of the
NAVIGON 8450 Live and 6350 Live. Both at home and abroad, users of
the new premium devices can access real-time information such as
live traffic via the external NAVIGON Live Module in 32 countries
across Europe, without incurring charges extra to the subscription
fee[1]. Other real-time information for these two products include
positioning of mobile radar speed detectors, information about
available parking spaces, the weather forecast at any location as
well as en route, and the option to search for an unlimited number
of personal points of interest selected by the user, such as
restaurants or businesses via Google Local Search.
"While others talk about pan-European real-time traffic
solutions, we're working with market leaders like NAVIGON to
deliver these products to market today," said Bryan Mistele,
president and CEO of INRIX. "By removing the business and technical
complexities of integrating data across multiple countries, our
pan-European offering gets customers to market faster with
solutions that provide a better, more consistent experience as
drivers travel across borders."
"By selecting INRIX as our provider for real-time traffic
information, NAVIGON continues to offer its customers only the best
navigation technology available today in real-time," said Jörn
Watzke, Vice President Product Line Management, NAVIGON. "We're
convinced the excellent quality and comprehensive coverage of
INRIX's traffic information across Europe and North America
combined with its market-leading technologies makes them the best
partner for delivering real-time traffic information for our
connected products."
INRIX powers Traffic Live by combining real-time, crowd
sourced traffic information from more than 1.4 million vehicles
with insight from hundreds of public and private sources to
reliably deliver the most accurate view of current traffic
conditions. Covering major roadways in 16 countries across Europe
and North America, INRIX also provides to Traffic Live users
up-to-the-minute traffic road condition updates -- including
construction, accidents and other incidents.
Traffic Live blends seamlessly into NAVIGON navigation devices
with easy to read displays and simple to use menus. The software
automatically includes traffic information when calculating a
route, and drivers receive immediate on-screen alerts to new
incidents and congestion as they occur as well as the option to
route around congestion. Traffic Live is also available for
NAVIGON's iPhone navigation App, MobileNavigator, in Europe and
North America. The feature is integrated as an in-app
purchase.
NAVIGON's MobileNavigator iPhone App is among the top ten
grossing iPhone apps in several countries. It transforms the iPhone
into a full-fledged navigation device that works very similar to a
personal navigation device (PND). It does this by having the map
material on-board of the iPhone instead of downloading them through
a cell phone connection which can involve extra costs and
interrupts the navigation whenever there is no cell phone signal
available. NAVIGON MobileNavigator offers unique features such as
Reality View™ Pro which displays 3D views of complex highway
interchanges and exits helping drivers anticipate their next move.
Further features include text-to-speech, navigation to contacts
saved in the phone's address book, Lane Assistant Pro, one-tab
access to the iPod control and more.
About NAVIGON:
NAVIGON AG is a world-leading manufacturer of navigation
systems. With its own portable navigation systems, and thanks to
its partnership with reputable consumer electronics manufacturers,
NAVIGON stands for high-quality GPS navigation on PNDs and mobile
phones. NAVIGON also provides professional navigation solutions
such as driver-assistance features for the automotive OEM market.
NAVIGON was founded in 1991, and employs over 400 workers in
locations in Asia, Europe and North America. - NAVIGON. And the
world is yours.
1 When using NAVIGON Traffic Live without a data package for
the iPhone, additional costs for the data transfer can occur.
About INRIX
INRIX® is the leading provider of accurate traffic and
navigation services, with over 80 customers and industry partners
including the Ford Motor Company, TomTom, MapQuest, Microsoft,
TeleNav, I-95 Corridor Coalition, Tele Atlas, deCarta, ITIS
Holdings, TCS, Telmap, ANWB and ARC Europe. INRIX's strategic
partnership with Clear Channel Radio and Total Traffic Network
extends the delivery of the highest quality data and broadest
coverage available for personal navigation, mapping, telematics and
other location-based service applications in the car, online and on
mobile devices.
INRIX Traffic Services leverage sophisticated statistical
analysis techniques, originally developed by Microsoft Research, to
aggregate and enhance traffic-related information from hundreds of
public and private sources, including traditional road sensors and
the company's unique network of over one million GPS-enabled
vehicles and cellular probes. INRIX delivers real-time and
historical traffic information today for 8 countries across North
America and Europe. To experience the traffic technology revolution
behind the next generation of navigation and location-based service
applications, visit www.INRIX.com or follow us on Twitter at
twitter.com/INRIX.
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